List of members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is a right-wing Hindutva paramilitary organisation. Formed in 1925, the RSS is widely regarded as the ideological parent of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), India's ruling political party.[1][2][3][4] Though the organisation does not have records of its membership, it is estimated to have around 4 million members.[5] The following is a list of major members of the RSS.

Political leaders

Bharatiya Janata Party politicians

Other party leaders

See also

References

  1. ^ McLeod, John (2002). The history of India. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 209–. ISBN 978-0-313-31459-9. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
  2. ^ Andersen, Walter K.; Damle, Shridhar D. (1987), The Brotherhood in Saffron: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Hindu Revivalism, Delhi: Vistaar Publications, p. 111, ISBN 9788170360537
  3. ^ Horowitz, Donald L. (2001). The Deadly Ethnic Riot. University of California Press. p. 244. ISBN 978-0520224476.
  4. ^ Jeff Haynes (2 September 2003). Democracy and Political Change in the Third World. Routledge. pp. 168–. ISBN 978-1-134-54184-3.
  5. ^ Bhatia, Rahul (1 August 2024). "'Nobody knows what I know': how a loyal RSS member abandoned Hindu nationalism". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 1 August 2024.
  6. ^ "संघ के स्वयंसेवक किरीट परमार ने अहमदाबाद के मेयर का पद संभाला, उनकी सादगी की पूरे गुजरात में चर्चा हो रही". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). Retrieved 11 October 2022.
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